Is Browsing Protection by F-Secure safe?
Browsing Protection by F-Secure sends every visited URL and open tab list to a locally-installed F-Secure native host for real-time scanning.
On each navigation event, the extension forwards the page URL, tab ID, and request type to the F-Secure native host application installed on the user's device via chrome.runtime.connectNative. At startup it also collects all currently open tab URLs and sends them as part of an initialization message. Additional features include automatic rejection of cookie-consent dialogs and detection of payment forms on web pages, with consent and scan results also forwarded to the native host.
Who publishes itF-Secure - no other listings under this identity, 3 shared hostnames
F-Secure - no other listings under this identity, 3 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 3 hostnames
Hostnames hardcoded in this extension that few other listings call. That can mean one operator behind both, and it can equally mean a small shared vendor, so it is context rather than a conclusion. Hosts that many listings call are left out: they are services, not connections.
AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 8.1.16. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Read and change your data on every site you visit
http://*/*
Read and change your data on every secure site you visit
https://*/*
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Talk to a program installed on your computer, outside the browser's sandbox
nativeMessaging
See every page you navigate to, as you navigate to it
webNavigation
Store data in your browser
storage
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
Watch, block and rewrite every request your browser makes
webRequestBlocking
See, disable and uninstall your other extensions, including your security ones
management
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Browsing Protection by F-Secure contacting. Sending data somewhere is not a finding on its own - an extension that syncs your settings has to talk to its own server - but it is where your data can go, and who else it goes to.
- com.fsecure.netprot.nativehost (local native host)
Browsing Protection by F-Secure sends data to com.fsecure.netprot.nativehost (local native host). Named as a recipient in this extension's own analysis.
- fs_ols_https (local native host)
Browsing Protection by F-Secure sends data to fs_ols_https (local native host). Named as a recipient in this extension's own analysis.